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Brian Thompson’s killing sparks outrage over state of US healthcare (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/health@lemmy.world

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The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has ignited outrage over the state of U.S. healthcare.

While his murder shocked many, online reactions highlighted public frustration with private insurers, citing denied care, high costs, and systemic bureaucracy.

UnitedHealthcare, a major industry player, has faced scrutiny for practices perceived as prioritizing profit over patients.

The attack, which appears premeditated, underscores rising tensions around healthcare inequality.

Experts see this as part of a broader trend toward violence over societal disputes, reflecting deep dissatisfaction with the American healthcare system.

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[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The MAGA slogan itself tells you that they are regressive. They want to go back to something else (that was great).

And by shifting the Overton Window hard the the right, they are turning "progressive" into a slur. Helping them with that is attacking social issues like LGBTQ+, because simple people with simple lives don't give a fuck about social issues and REGRESSIVES weaponize that and turn it into a culture war (while somehow saying PROGRESSIVEs created the culture war?). Supporting human rights has become a poison pill placed BY REGRESSIVES for anyone who has some human decency.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I wish we could just call the apple an apple and say fascists, liberals, and progressives. But nobody knows what political words mean anymore, and this is the fault of the political class watering down or outright misnaming things. The regressives want to go back to a time where things were better. This time is a fucking fiction. I want to go to where a single income could buy a house and a car, with much less racism and sexism, but that's not what they want.